Pitivi won't encode to h.264 MP4. . .

[dannyboy79]

well, i just issued ffmpeg -formats and I see this:
DE h264 raw H.264 video format
D means decode and E means encode doesn't it? I did compile ffmpeg myself awhile back. version is this:

FFmpeg version SVN-r23034, Copyright (c) 2000-2010 the FFmpeg developers
built on May 6 2010 10:55:53 with gcc 4.4.3
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc --enable-pthreads --enable-libfaac --enable-libfaad --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libtheora --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --enable-x11grab

Anyway, my point is that i have tried to use the settings in Pitivi and it says x264, not h264 so my render in pitivi just sits there and doesn't move, and also cpu doesn't move so I am not sure how to use pitivi to encode a raw dv file into a h264 file for youtube. any help please? I have tried handbrake (don't think it accepts dv files from kino), i have tried kdenlive and i don't see an option to export a h264 or x264 from kino, only xvid i think? i am trying to capture xbox 360 game play through firewire (analog from thru a dazzle hollywood dv bridge) and then trying to edit and add animation in linux tools, then export for upload to youtube. I was doing this is iMovie HD and everything was so easy but my dad took his powerbook g4 back. DAMN IT. Anyone, pelase help.

[no2498]

seen the h264 install as i installed smplayer

hope this helps

[Irony]

Pitivi doesn't work for me in Lucid (did in Karmic) though Avidemux does, so maybe try Avidemux.

[dannyboy79]

h264enc is the package name, i just found it and installed it but when I run this command:

ffmpeg -f dv -i capture008.dv -acodec aac -vcodec h264 -s 720x480 -aspect 4:3 capture008.mp4

it still says unknown encoder h264, tried h264enc, failed, tried x264, failed.

[no2498]

try a diff size like 640x480
this does not look right 720x480

hope that helps

[fallenshadow]

I had this exact same problem... seems like its not available for some reason.

[dannyboy79]

try a diff size like 640x480
this does not look right 720x480

hope that helps

try a diff size like 640x480
this does not look right 720x480

hope that helps

size wouldn't have anything to do with codec. it turns out it's written like this

ffmpeg -i INPUT -acodec libfaac -ab 128k -ac 2 -f mp4 -vcodec libx264 -vpre slow -crf 25 -s 480x360 -deinterlace -threads 0 OUTPUT.mp4

notice the libx264, not h264 or x264.
we'll see how it turns out. im trying to find the best settings for decent amount of time for encoding and good quality for youtube.

[dannyboy79]

ok. for some reason i can't export in pitivi using anything that uses libx264, i ahve tried in a avi container, a mp4 container, i have tried ac3 audio, mp3 audio to no avail. it just sits there at the render progress and it never moves. any thoughts? i ahve compiled ffmpeg against svn and git as well as x264. i couldn't get --enable-shared to work so i just compiled it static. any thoughts why i can't export from pitivi using x264? i have tried openshot and I don't think that works either, only xvid. here is my ffmpeg info

ffmpeg -version
FFmpeg version SVN-r23789, Copyright (c) 2000-2010 the FFmpeg developers
built on Jun 25 2010 14:15:02 with gcc 4.4.3
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc --enable-pthreads --enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libtheora --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --enable-x11grab
libavutil 50.19. 0 / 50.19. 0
libavcodec 52.78. 0 / 52.78. 0
libavformat 52.71. 0 / 52.71. 0
libavdevice 52. 2. 0 / 52. 2. 0
libavfilter 1.20. 0 / 1.20. 0
libswscale 0.11. 0 / 0.11. 0
libpostproc 51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0
FFmpeg SVN-r23789
libavutil 50.19. 0 / 50.19. 0
libavcodec 52.78. 0 / 52.78. 0
libavformat 52.71. 0 / 52.71. 0
libavdevice 52. 2. 0 / 52. 2. 0
libavfilter 1.20. 0 / 1.20. 0
libswscale 0.11. 0 / 0.11. 0
libpostproc 51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0

[stmiller]

See this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1117283

tl;dr - you need medibuntu

[tylerious]

I have the same problem. I can "Render" in Pitivi with other codecs, but not "x264enc".

I tried Medibuntu, and although that listed libx264 as supporting encoding, I still cannot render in Pitivi.

I tried compiling x264 and ffmpeg from source following the link posted here, and although that also lists libx264 as supporting encoding, I still cannot render in Pitivi.

Is this because Pitivi is trying to use x264enc, not libx264? Command `ffmpeg -codecs` results:

"D V D h264 H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10
EV libx264 libx264 H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10"

It sounds like one needs to specify "libx264" when using ffmpeg to encode h.264, not "x264" or "h264". Does Pitivi just not know this?